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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 167: Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 167 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on April 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE). Primary sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Rob Brooks (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Duke TuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Rob BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Cindi DuchowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Eric WimbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  5. Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026
  6. LRB correction
  7. Received from Senate concurred in
  8. Ordered immediately messaged
  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14
  10. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  11. Ordered to a third reading
  12. Read a second time

Showing 12 most recent of 32 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source